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Syrian hostage shoots kidnapper

Date of incident: 
March 23, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Lebanese Civilians

BAALBEK, Lebanon: A kidnap kingpin was reportedly killed in a failed abduction operation in east Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, a security source told The Daily Star Wednesday.

The source said that Mohammad Fayyad Ismail’s gang engaged in an overnight armed clash with one of their captives, leading to his death.

The gang reportedly kidnapped at 1.30 a.m. a Syrian father and his three children. The mother had fled to a nearby bakery to hide.

As the gang attempted to escape, the car they were using got stuck in the mud in the Ablah area, causing panic in the abductors and forcing them to emerge from the vehicle to push it forward.

The father swiftly managed to retrieve a gun off one of the abductors and fire sporadically at them. He was consequently wounded in his feet.

Fayyad, who was released last month from prison, sustained a gunshot wound to the head during the armed fight. His body was transferred to the nearby Dar Al Amal Hospital in Baalbek.

The rest of the gang fled the scene without the children and their father.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Mar-23/343651-kidnap-...

Primary category: 
Hostage Taking Situation [inc. attempt, release]
Secondary Category: 
Shooting
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Individual acts of violence
Violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda but are caused by the general proliferation of weapons, of trained and untrained soldiers or militants, by the general inefficiency of the Justice system, and past-traditions and histories of violence within society.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
Power & governance conflicts
Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.
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